Every single device that's connected to the web has a specific identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes personal computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, and so on. The pool of addresses, which was introduced initially, is already distributed, therefore the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are gradually being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name which opens a site has an IP record, that is the address of the server where it's hosted. Using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it consists of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 separated using a dot, while within the IPv6 system it's called AAAA and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format supports a considerably larger amount of IPs than the IPv4 format.
AAAA Records in Cloud Web Hosting
The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting CP, bundled with our cloud web hosting, will permit you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are inside the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll find all records you have for every hosted domain or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then just type or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to employ than compared with other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record is going to be functioning and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There's also an option to modify the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be active if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other company may require.
AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a new AAAA record is quite easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you are going to be able to create it within a few quite simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains where you can find all current records or set up new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to do this is to pick the domain/subdomain you need to modify, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and input the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address which the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the newly created record is going to propagate globally and your domain will start forwarding to the third-party web server. If they require it, you can even change the TTL value, which reveals the time this record is going to be operating with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.